CB Help

[simo2687]

i just bought a cobra 19 ultra III and i dont know where to wire the power wire to. is there anywhere in the cab it can be wired to?

 

[gotmudd]

i just bought a cobra 19 ultra III and i dont know where to wire the power wire to. is there anywhere in the cab it can be wired to?

if you have a cigar lighter that is not being used you could disconnect it and use the power and ground feed for the cigar lighter as the power source for you CB. otherwise look at your fuse panel and see if you have a constant 12V power source or a keyed[accessory]12V power source and go with one of those, keeping in mind to ground to the chassis

 

[simo2687]

how do i know which is a constant 12v power source on my fuse panel

 

[gotmudd]

it will be a spade connector marked IGN or ACC, if your box has niether of those designations, i'm not sure. on my camaro[and any other gm product i've ever owned] it is plainly marked. i looked at my g/f's truck, she has an F250 4x4, and hers isn't marked either, therefore i would say your best bet is you cigar lighter connection. maybe with some luck someone else will come along with a better solution or maybe know if there is a 12V constant power source.

how do i know which is a constant 12v power source on my fuse panel

 

[dirtsquirt]

how do i know which is a constant 12v power source on my fuse panel

use a test light

 

[Bill]

The correct way to wire a transmitter is to run power into the cab directly from the battery. This includes both positive and negative leads, and both sides of the leads should be fused as close to the battery as possible. This prevents RF from getting into the vehicle wiring, minimizes noise from the vehicle getting into the radio through the power leads, and avoids a voltage drop using the vehicles wiring, assuming you are using wire of adequate gauge. I would recommend at least 12 gauge, but for a CB, 14 should work ok, since a CB doesn't a lot of current.

 

[reginald fairfield]

The correct way to wire a transmitter is to run power into the cab directly from the battery. This includes both positive and negative leads, and both sides of the leads should be fused as close to the battery as possible. This prevents RF from getting into the vehicle wiring, minimizes noise from the vehicle getting into the radio through the power leads, and avoids a voltage drop using the vehicles wiring, assuming you are using wire of adequate gauge. I would recommend at least 12 gauge, but for a CB, 14 should work ok, since a CB doesn't a lot of current.

That is how I did it. It is the right way.

 

[Rammunition360]

dude any thing that has power all the time will leave the cb on all the time at descretion of the on/off switch anything that utalizes power once your ignition is on will turn your cb on if its fused to that...i have had them spliced in the cigeratte lighter in a 99 s-10, you could run it through the firewall like suggested or get a little test light and put it anywhere you want i suggest the fuse panel (its easier) make sure you have an inline fuse on the cb power wire though, just for back up...the hard part is finding where to run your antenna wire